fresh theater… with bite.

THE BERKSHIRE BAT brings a downtown independent theater vibe to the Sheffield MA, with top-notch performers in groundbreaking new plays – as well as classic works reimagined. The theater we love to present is visually rich, often incorporating masks, puppets, or music. We rely on strength of story, actors, and carefully-chosen images to provide spectacle.

In doing so, we hope to leave the audience enlightened, engaged… and most of all: entertained.

Why “The Berkshire Bat”?

The Berkshire Bat is a descendent of The Bat Theater, a NYC company of the 1990s, which involved some of the same theater-makers.

Like the beloved, mysterious night-fliers, we have no permanent home - but we roost where we are warmly welcomed.

Meet the Team

  • Ed Valentine

    Executive Director

  • Jennifer Laine Williams

    Artistic Director

  • Marnie Joyce

    Managing Director

Upcoming

January 2023

Sheffield, MA

A wintertime treat: a full production of soon-to-be-announced new work!
DETAILS COMING SOON!

PAST EVENTS:

GHOST WRITERS

Bushnell Sage Library, Oct. 22, 2022

Short, spooky readings of new works by playwrights Itai Grunfeld, Liz Hara, Len Jenkin, Emma Layden, Joe Lyman, James P. Sheehan, & Ed Valentine

PRIDE PLAYREADINGS

Bushnell-Sage Library, June 20, 2021

Short plays written by LGBT+ community playwrights Joe Lyman, Jane Shepard, Ed Valentine, & Kathleen Warnock

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